Tanner, who was released by the Giants at the end of August, was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. The 23-year-old left-hander has a 3.64 ERA over parts of six seasons in the minor leagues. Mon, Sep 5, 2011 11:10:00 AM

Giants released LHP Clayton Tanner.

Tanner, 23, was designated for assignment over the weekend to make room for Eric Surkamp on the 40-man roster. The 2006 third-round pick had a 4.36 ERA and 1.30 WHIP over 22 starts at Double-A Richmond this season. Tue, Aug 30, 2011 05:09:00 PM

Giants designated LHP Clayton Tanner for assignment.

The move was made in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Eric Surkamp. Tanner's prospect status has fallen off in recent years and he sports a middling 4.36 ERA and 1.30 WHIP over 22 starts at Double-A Richmond. He could clear waivers and remain in the organization. Sun, Aug 28, 2011 08:18:00 AM

Tanner, 23, was designated for assignment over the weekend to make room for Eric Surkamp on the 40-man roster. The 2006 third-round pick had a 4.36 ERA and 1.30 WHIP over 22 starts at Double-A Richmond this season.

The move was made in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Eric Surkamp. Tanner's prospect status has fallen off in recent years and he sports a middling 4.36 ERA and 1.30 WHIP over 22 starts at Double-A Richmond. He could clear waivers and remain in the organization.

Clayton Tanner tossed six shutout innings and struck out nine Tuesday for Single-A San Jose.

Tanner hooked up in a nice pitcher's duel with Colorado's Esmil Rogers, who struck out eight in seven scoreless innings. Tanner, a 20-year-old lefty, is one of the Giants' top pitching prospects, though he doesn't have great upside. He could fit in at the back of the rotation before the end of 2009.

Depth Charts

Matt Wieters (elbow) will spend the first few days of the regular season at extended spring training.

He's going to accompany the Orioles to Tropicana Park for their season-opener against the Rays on April 6, but that is only for ceremonial purposes. Wieters will be placed on the 15-day disabled list when camp breaks to give his surgically-repaired right elbow a little more time to heal. The hope is that he'll be ready to rock around April 11.

Davis was just 2-for-19 this spring before busting out with three hits today. Of course, everyone on the Orioles hit today, as the team scored 16 runs, but it's still nice to see Davis having quality at-bats against a tough left-hander.

J.J. Hardy said that his shoulder was feeling "a lot better" than on Monday.

Hardy underwent an MRA on the left shoulder on Monday, which revealed a muscle strain. He's being shut down from baseball activities for the next ten days. While it's feeling better, Hardy won't be swinging a bat until the swelling is reduced. He should be able to field grounders while he waits. In the meantime, Everth Cabrera should fill in as starter. In deeper AL-only leagues, Cabrera's speed could make him a short-term asset.

Orioles placed OF David Lough on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.

This was the expected move. Lough's been dealing with both a sore hamstring and a sore back this spring. The earliest he'll be able to return to the club is April 11, though he's indicated that he's not sure when his hamstring will be ready. On the positive side, Lough said that his back now feels fine.

Webb tweaked his left knee during a workout last weekend, but he's feeling better now and recently resumed throwing from a mound. Assuming all goes well Thursday, he should be cleared to get back into game action.